Retrograde Planets  l  Retrograde Calendar 

Mercury Retrograde - When Mercury goes retrograde it is a time to finish projects that involve communication and close big deals, before Mercury stations Retrograde. Ordering and purchasing, especially for business, can be continually problematic if purchased during Mercury Retrograde. Letters can get lost in the mail, machinery can break down, computers can go haywire; connections don't always work and it's not an aspect you'll want in the chart of a new venture unless you thrive on serious stress or you're starting a repair business. Mercury the trickster, however, has a dual nature. During retrograde periods, while there are problems with external communications, the inner communications part works better. Use this time profitably to get in touch with yourself. Analyze the information you've already collected, re-think and evaluate plans before jumping to action, meet with old friends The extent to which this retrograde affects you personally depends on how significant Mercury is in your birth chart and on its current transits to planets and points in your chart. Take care of external communications -- that's what can get dysfunctional and problematic. This isn't a huge big deal and should not stop you from making an advance if one opens up. It's just annoying little unexpected and unplanned-for buggy things could delay progress and otherwise try to trip your switches.

Venus Retro - When Venus is retrograde, there's an opportunity to reassess what you attract by taking a closer look at your values and tastes. If you don't like what you've got, think back to why you wanted it in the first place; there's always something you're getting out of everything you have, want, desire, or attract. If you can come to a more personal understanding of what makes you happy, what your social and financial requirements are, and how you need to love and be loved, you can start to attract what you really want. Since you can find yourself in the process of reevaluation during Venus Retrograde, it might not be the best time to solidify relationship commitments in personal or business life.

Mars Retro - When Mars goes Retrograde the section of your chart where Mars is located is likely the place where you experience the most inertia BEFORE the Retrograde station and the most backward movement or even loss of recent gains DURING the Retrograde. Despite something that seemed promising before a Mars Retrograde, progress can start to seem like an unrealistic dream as you feel a loss of enthusiasm and energy for whatever seemed to be so exciting before. When Mars stations and travels Retrograde, its excited, active energy becomes covert and calculated; its motives are hidden. Careful -- inwardly turned outward-bound energy can become toxic! Positively, Mars Retrograde can give you a chance to think before acting; to assess your motives and aggressions before reacting; to find your inner demons and send them packing before they continue to interfere with your life. Indecision and delays can be an clue that you need to make better plans -- back to the drawing board!!

Jupiter Retrograde - When Jupiter is retrograde it is the time to look at your projects and see where you need to work harder and do more. Don't just sit there criticizing others, examine your own code of ethics and exercise your own integrity. Think about how much you do to out of fear and what are truly your own goals and needs. Jupiter retrograde is when the things we think we need but aren't really adding to our growth, are somehow removed from our lives. The end result is beneficial and the quest to understand is the journey and the teaching.

Saturn Retrograde -  When Saturn is retrograde your expectations of forward progress may have to be temporarily revised. It's time to ease up and take a good look around you. Whatever house of your horoscope Saturn is currently transiting through is where you will feel this effect. This is not the time to make bold new strides and start experimental projects. Instead, use this time to re-evaluate and strengthen what you are already doing. This retrograde can teach you new methods to structure your inner psychological workings by exposing your limiting, unproductive defense mechanisms. This knowledge can ultimately help you translate yourself and your work to the world in a lucid, more easily comprehensible way. Upsets and delays could become a normal part of life for the next 4 and a half months. Extra time consuming, unfinished business can unexpectedly come up that takes you away from your normal routine, adding extra responsibilities and commitments to your days.

Uranus Retrograde - When Uranus is retrograde it is the time to tap into your innermost creative thoughts. There is a rich source of experimental new ideas, ready to be tested in the world. Find the method and media best suited to express your brand of genius or retrograding Uranus can make you feel anxious and uneasy. Start planning your personal quest for freedom and independence now

Neptune Retrograde -  When Neptune is retrograde your dreams are speaking louder and clearer than the usual murky surreal dream state. Listen to your intuitions, court your muse, and seek inspiration. While the energy is so transcendent, stay extra aware of your boundaries and borders. This is a time when the boundaries between reality and illusion get blurry and the energy of the dream life becomes larger than real life. Since the dreams are so close you can touch them, use this time to delve into your dreams.

Pluto Retrograde - Retrograding Pluto demands we purge whatever it touches Check your natal chart and all transits to see where Pluto effects you personally. The loss or empty space created can be disorienting, and this is how Pluto tests our ability to stay true to our path. The search for inner truth can be relentless during Pluto retrograde, but the deeper you can lean into it, the more compassion you'll be able to find for yourself and the further into self-knowledge and liberation this cycle will take you